now i agree ot questions, well, his job is to administer the defense department in a time of defense cuts. and so if you are interested in the competence, i agree, they should have been asking about that. but the down would be if he can't be the tough guy here, well, it's going to require's tough guy to c the defense department intelligently. you're going to have to stand up to a lot of very vested interests and we just have to know we do that. >> that clip they played on hillary clinton addressing her critics before the foreign relations committee, and the senators time and time again, even if they ask these cosmic questions about the globe, they come back to well, what about my base. you know, let's-- let's get to the really important things, back home, you know, are you going to keep my base. >> woodruff: funding for that david just thinks will still be confirmed. do you have a thought. >> i do. i mean i do think he had will be confirmed. the first vote will be in the committee, 14-12. i think right now roy blount, the republican announced against him today, that was a possibility